She’s young and searching, living a tumultuous teenage life – a day-to-day life that goes hand in hand with the fight for magic, love and a growing emotional awareness.
As the new millennium approaches, something happens to the sinister figure of the witch.
A new and different incarnation of the iconic sorceress starts to appear in movies and TV shows. The teenage witch is inspired by new, pop cultural representations of young female witches symbolising girls on the threshold of adult life. In their bags, lipgloss and a budding love life lies side by side with their magic wands and herbs.
Witches in TV shows like ”Charmed”, ”Sabrina – The Teenage Witch” and “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” or characters like Hermione Granger from Harry Potter have to deal with not only their magical powers and hidden traits but must also figure out their own identity and conquer the challenges of teenage life.
The established witch communities denounce this new witch figure, but during the last thirty years, the teenage witch has gained a solid foothold – not only as a classic character in commercial universes but also as a part of a youth culture looking for communities and ideals that are much more than just a commercial construct.